FP+ consequences of staying offsite in September

[cc-atl]

My brother is taking his family to Disney World 9/13/15 - 9/19/15 which is likely to be one of the slower weeks of the year. He is trying to decide whether or not to stay onsite.

He is aware of the normal pros and cons of staying onsite vs offsite, but is wondering what the impact will be of not being able to make FP+ 60 days in advance and only being able to do it 30 days in advance, keeping in mind that this should be a very slow week. For example - no chance at Anna and Elsa, etc.


Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[disnut8]

We stayed offsite over the Thanksgiving holiday four day weekend. The only "highlight" FastPass we weren't able to get was the Dwarfs mine train. Didn't look at Anna and Elsa as we are two adults in our 50s. But we did get Soarin' and Toy Story Mania with no problems.

 

[cakebaker]

Anna & Elsa, SDMT, along with parade and fireworks viewing fp+'s are the ones I see as being most difficult to get.

 

[Tarheel girl 1975]

Anna & Elsa, SDMT, along with parade and fireworks viewing fp+'s are the ones I see as being most difficult to get.

I agree and I don't think that a FP ofr the parade or fireworks is necessary. That said, I think the shorter park hours in the fall when the MK is closing early for MNSSHP and MVMCP do adversely affect FP availability.

 

[mesaboy2]

My brother is taking his family to Disney World 9/13/15 - 9/19/15 which is likely to be one of the slower weeks of the year. He is trying to decide whether or not to stay onsite.

He is aware of the normal pros and cons of staying onsite vs offsite, but is wondering what the impact will be of not being able to make FP+ 60 days in advance and only being able to do it 30 days in advance, keeping in mind that this should be a very slow week. For example - no chance at Anna and Elsa, etc.


Thanks for your thoughts.

As alluded to above, park hours change based on season and anticipated crowd levels, so in my opinion the basic FP availabilities don't change much from high season to low season. In other words, supply is adjusted to meet anticipated demand. See the green link in my signature for a rundown on which attractions are the most difficult to get at 60, 30, and fewer days.

 

[Anne5555]

We stayed onsite in the middle of last September and still couldn't get a FP for Anna and Elsa around midnight at the 60 day mark. We had a 4 night stay, and wanted to see them on day 3 or maybe 4. I guess the time slots were all taken by people making week or two week trips. He may or may not be able to reserve that FP with a 6 night stay at 60 days out. If that is the main consideration, they could just see them at park opening or hope to catch an opening during the month before his trip. Who knows, they might be meeting at Epcot then, too.

 

[Brian Noble]

No anna & elsa, but 7DMT could be possible---it is right now, and March is busier than September (and the window has been open for 11 hours now). Everything else should be easy.

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